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| Proportion | 2:3 |
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| Adopted | 1 July 2004 |
| Design | 2 unequal strips of blue on top and red on bottom, with an aurora in the middle of blue strip |
| Designed by | P. Abarin[1] |
The flag of Murmansk Oblast in Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag.[1] The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength.[2] The flag is the winner of a design contest[1] which was officially adopted on 1 July 2004.[3]
- ^ a b c "Флаг Мурманской области | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "Символика". 2004-05-29. Archived from the original on 2004-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ About the coat of arms and the flag of the Murmansk region.